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GRAIN DRILL HOB. No. 393,390.- Patented Nov. 27, 1888.

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CHARLES E. PATRIO, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SUPERIOR DRILLCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GRAIN-DRILL HOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,390, dated November27, 1888.

Application filed May 19, 1888.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. PATRIO, acitizenofthe UnitedStates,residingatSpringfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Drill Hoes,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hoes for grain-drills.

The object of my invention is to provide a hoe for grain-drills having agage-wheel of novel construction attached thereto.

My invention consists in the combinations and constructions of partshereinafter de scribed, and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation view of agrain-drill hoe embodying my.invention. Fig. 2 is a partial sectionalview of the same on the line at 00 in Fig. l. Fig. 3 isalongitudinalsectional view through the gage-wheel, showing the method ofattaching the same to its hanger. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thegage-Wheel hanger, showing the method of attaching the parts of the sametogether.

Like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference throughout theseveral views.

In the said drawings, A represents the hoe proper, which may be of anyordinary construction, and provided with suitable means for connectionto the drag-bars of the drill in a well known manner.

13 is a gage-wheel journaled in a suitable hanger, G, which islattachedto the hoe, so that the gage-wheel comes immediately in line with thepoint of said hoe and supports the same at any desired distance above orbelow the bottom of said wheel, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

The hangerO is secured tothe hoe A through the medium of a flange, D,preferably cast in tegral with the said hoe and provided with a seriesof holes, a, adapted to receive a con meeting-bolt, b, which passesthrough one of said holes and through the inner ends of the hanger O, tohold said hanger in position.

In order to secure rigidity in the connection between the hanger O andthe flange D with simplicity of parts, I construct the flange D oneither side with small projecting ribs 0 c, forming substantially aT-shaped flange, the

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said ribs 0 being adapted to fit in grooves d d on the inner surface ofthe respective parts of the said hanger.

Thehanger O, which supports the gage-wheel B, is made in two parts, e6'. Located between the said parts,and preferably cast integral with thepart 6, is a scraper, 0", adapted to project forwardly over the wheel Bfor the purpose of cleaning the same. In order to connect the partsrigidly together and at the same time permit the same to be readilydetached for cleaning, repairs, or otherwise, and permit the gage-wheelto turn freely, I provide at the outer end of said hanger a sleeve, f,prefererably cast with a chill and adapted to form a bearing for thewheel B, the hub of which is bored out to lit the said sleeve. Thesleeve f is made a trifle longer than the hub of the wheel B, and isclamped securely between the parts 6 e by a clamping-bolt, f, whichpasses through the said sleeve and the respective parts of the hanger,one of the said parts being preferably provided with a square opening.finto which the square portion of the boltf is adapted to flt to preventthe same from turning. Extending outwardly from the side of the scraperc" is a small pin or pr jection, 6, adapted to fit in an opening, 0', inthe lug e on the part c.

In assembling the parts of the device the sleeve is slipped through thehub of the wheel and placed between the parts 6 e of the hanger G. Theprojection e is passed into the opening 6', and the bolt f passedthrough the sleevefand the respective parts 6 e of the hanger, and thesaid parts clamped tightly against the said sleeve. The hanger is thenslipped over the flange D, with the projecting ribs 0 c in the grooves din the hanger. The connectingbolt b is passed through the respectiveparts of the hanger at the forward end and through one of the openings ain the flange D, thus connecting the gage-wheel and the hoe firmlytogether.

By changing the position of the fasteningbolt b in the various holes aof the series the gage-wheel may be readily adjusted to any desiredheight to secure the requisite depth of planting.

It will be seen that by'this construction a gage-wheel is provided bywhich the depth of the hoe may be accurately regulated, the gagewheel atthe same time serving to cover the grain and paelr the earth over thesame.

It will he St'Cll that as constructed the device is simple, composed ofbut few parts, and readily adjustable or detachable in connection withsaid hoe.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A grain-drill hoe havinga longitudinal flange with projecting ribs attached thereto, thegage-wheel and its hanger secured to said flan e, the projecting ribs onsaid flange adapt ed to engage with grooves in said hanger, and means,substantially as described, for conneeting said hanger to said flange,subslalr tially as specified.

2. A grain-drill hoehaving a T shaped connecting-flange and a series ofopenings therein, a gagewheel and its hanger provided with groovesadapted to engage with the projections on said T-shaped flange, and aconnect ingholt adapted to pass through the hanger and the said openingsand thus connect the gage-wheel to the hoe, substantially as specifled.

3. Agage-wheel fora grain-drill hoe hav' ing a hanger composed of twoparts, one of which is provided with a scraper adapted to project oversaid wheel. a projection on said scraper adapted to fit in an opening inthe other part of said hanger, a sleeve adapted to forma bearing for thegage-wheel in said hanger, said sleeve being slightly longer than thehub of said wheel, and a clamping-bolt extending through said sleeve forconnecting the parts together, substantially as specified.

A gage-wheel for a grain-dril1 hoe, of a hanger composed of two parts,one of said parts 0 being provided with a projection adapted to extendinto an opening in the other part, a sleeve adapted to form a hearingfor said gagewheel in said hanger, said sleeve being slightly longerthan the hub of said wheel, and a clam ping-bolt passing through saidsleeve adapted to hold the parts of the hanger together and at the sametime secure the said wheel in place, substantially as specified.

5. Agraindrill hoe having aT-shaped flange provided with a series ofopenings therein, a gage-wheel the hanger of which is made in two parts,one of which is provided with a scraper having a projection adapted tofit in an opening in the other part, grooves in said hanger adapted totitover the Tshaped flange, and a conneeti ng-bolt adapted to passthrough the respective openings in said flange and connect the gage-heeland hanger thereto, sub stantially as set forth.

6. A graindrill hoe having a longitudinal T-shaped flange with aseriesof openings therein, a gage-wheel the hanger of which is composed of twoparts, one of which has a scraper east integral therewith and providedwith a projection adapted to extend into an opening in the other part, asleeve and its clamping-bolt adapted to form a journal for saidgage-wheel, grooves in the respective parts of said hanger adapted toengage with the projections on said T-shaped flange, and aconnectingbolt for securing the parts of said pailiger to said flange,substantially as speci- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handthis 16th day of May, A. D. 1888.

CHARLES E. PATRIG.

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